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Industry Icon

Made possible by Smedley’s Engineers, Industry Icon, is a series dedicated to honouring the unsung heroes of the commercial road transport industry.

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  October 2018

  From wings to wheels

  Planes, trucks and automobiles, there aren’t too many things with wheels or wings that Simon Humphries hasn’t taken a keen interest in over his lifetime. As Chief Engineer at Isuzu Australia, his current challenge involves the development of electric power for trucks of the future.

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  September 2018

  In for the long haul

  Having been a participant in the highly competitive Australian Trucking Industry for almost five decades, small fleet operator, Joe Cassar, has seen it all … and then some.

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  August 2018

  Bigger and better

  Scott McFarlane has contributed extensively to work that was instrumental in paving the way for higher productivity vehicles in Australia and abroad, using his expertise to demonstrate why longer combinations are the way of the future.

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  July 2018

  Attention to detail

  For Neil Cooper, having already dedicated over 30 years to the trailer building and transport industry, and gaining a great deal of respect along the way, starting his own manufacturing business was a natural progression.

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  June 2018

  Lifelong passion

  When Ivan Tarrant made his debut in the commercial road transport industry in 1966, little did he know that it would mark the start of a lifelong career with Freighter.

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  May 2018

  The coolest job of all

  For Ken Cowell, a six-week work experience placement at Volvo Trucks Australia in 1979 sparked the start of an exciting and illustrious career in commercial road transport that has endured for almost 40 years.

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